Volunteers count bicyclists to promote safety, boost other modes of travel
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A three-day regional bicycle count to help transportation planners improve cycling safety and boost alternative modes of transportation will be conducted Tuesday through Thursday.
The Pima Association of Governments, the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee, and the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association are cooperating on the study, which will be released in several months after study of the data.
About 40 volunteers will do the counting at intersections throughout the region, Gabe Thum, a PAG transportation planner overseeing the county, said Monday.
The county will be done at peak traffic times, he said.
The purpose of the count is to obtain up-to-date numbers on how many cyclists there are in the region, and use that data in future planning for safety and connectivity improvements, Thum said.
The Tucson-Eastern Pima County region is recognized as one of the premier Bicycle Friendly Communities by the League of American Bicyclists.
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James T. (JamesDT)
Oct 21, 2008 @ 11:42pm#7, True it is a case of hit and run. I'm not sure of TPDs response time for something like that, assuming they would take the call seriously, so that's why I didn't try and hold her there. The lady driving the car did get out and talk to the bicyclist. I did see the driver take a picture of the lady and where she ran into the car. I don't know if the police were eventually called but she has my information as a witness. -
Carl L. (Carl123)
Oct 21, 2008 @ 6:45pmI think it all evens out. An abundance of stupid bicycle riders ride outside the bike lane and act arrogantly and in general defiance of motorists -- motorists get even by taking out a bicyclist about once a week. Seems like a fair trade to me. -
Darin A. (darrick)
Oct 21, 2008 @ 6:06pm#3, that was a "hit-and-run". She broke the law by leaving the scene of an accident. It doesn't matter that she was on a bike; the law is the same. I would have been more likely to attempt to detain her, bring the other driver out to talk to her, and call the police. No one would hesitate to do that to a car driver; why not to a bicyclist who is breaking laws left and right?
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